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Old 05-01-2020, 06:39 PM
HPF Bob HPF Bob is offline
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Default Jags Decline Option On Fournette. Should Texans Have Interest?

Jags decline option on Leonard Fournette. He costs $4.1 mil for 2020 and an $8.6 mil cap hit. However, he now essentially becomes a free agent in 2021 so if he plays great, the Texans could re-sign him and, if he sucks, you can not only part ways with the LSU runner but also potentially get a 2021 comp pick if he signs with someone else.

I'd be willing to dangle a 3rd-to-5th round pick and see if the Jags show interest. Ideally, he could be the sort of all-purpose back that we don't have now.
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Old 05-01-2020, 08:36 PM
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Had the Texans not already invested in David Johnson, I think it would be a worthy consideration. I take it you do not think much of Johnson as an all-purpose back, but he has receiving skills. Caught 80 balls in 2016 and 50 in 2018, his two seasons with a full 16 games.

So if Johnson and Fournette are both healthy, it's a lot of money to start the 2020 backfield (along with Duke Johnson and others). Do you suspect Johnson is damaged goods?
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Old 05-01-2020, 09:50 PM
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Do you suspect Johnson is damaged goods?
I've seen better value at the landfill. Cardinals probably didn't dare dream there was a GM so stupid as to trade arguably their best player for an overpriced broken down has-been. But then there was Bill O'Brien.
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